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Greg Monroe scored two points with five rebounds, one assist and one block in 10 minutes against the Clippers on Wednesday.

Coach Brad Stevens is the king of the situational use of bigs, so that's what is going to happen with Monroe. Most fantasy owners should be looking elsewhere. Feb 14 - 11:30 PM

Greg Monroe played just 11 minutes off the bench in his home debut for the Celtics on Friday, scoring two points with four rebounds and one assist.

Monroe had five points, six rebounds, two assists and two steals in 20 minutes in his first game, but Aron Baynes (21 minutes) and Daniel Theis (18 minutes) both played more minutes tonight. Monroe turned down the chance to start in New Orleans for a chance at a title in Boston, but it looks like that move will cost him dearly in terms of fantasy value. He might have a nice game here and there because coach Brad Stevens plays the matchups, but standard-league owners can probably do better. Feb 9 - 11:35 PM

Greg Monroe made his Celtics debut on Thursday with five points, six rebounds, two assists and two steals in 20 minutes off the bench.

Monroe was a nice addition for Boston, providing scoring punch and size in the frontcourt, and this was a solid debut in all respects. It's not an ideal situation for fantasy purposes, but he's capable of posting standard-league value in just 24-26 minutes per game. Anyone who picked up Monroe should hold on and see how he fares over the next week. Feb 8 - 11:32 PM

Greg Monroe is officially signed and he will be available against the Wizards.

Coach Brad Stevens has a lot of weapons in his arsenal, and he's known for using his secondary bigs situationally -- Al Horford is not a secondary big. Monroe is going to have to battle Daniel Theis, Aron Baynes and even Marcus Morris, so Monroe may only be playing minutes in the upper teens. Feb 8 - 3:49 PM

Marcus Smart (hand) and Shane Larkin (knee) won't play Wednesday vs. the Clippers, but both are "trending positively" for return right after All-Star break.

The Celtics first game after the break is February 23rd vs. Detroit, and it appears that Smart is on track to return for that contest. Terry Rozier has played very well over the last couple of weeks, and Smart may see slightly fewer minutes off the bench going forward as a result.